Axelrod Performing Arts Center Adds Additional Audition Date For HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Summer Intensive

Axelrod Performing Arts Center announces that it has added an additional audition date on Wednesday, April 11, for its 2018 Summer Musical Theater Intensive "Disney's High School Musical." The program is open to students ages 13 and up looking to build their resumes and take their ability to the next level. The two week program runs July 15 through August 15, 2018.

To set up an appointment to audition on Wednesday, April 11 starting at 5:30 p.m., please contact Brianna at bvitale@axelrodartscenter.org

Performers are asked to prepare 16 bars of two contrasting songs; bring sheet music in a binder; bring dance attire and shoes; accompanist provided.

Lane Napper, along with a team of Axelrod PAC professionals, will be holding eight-hour classes and rehearsal on weekdays at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, NJ - only five minutes from downtown Asbury Park! In addition to performing the musical for four performances (July 29, August 1, 2 and 5), participants will be coached on preparing for stage and TV auditions including such topics writing resumes, acquiring professional headshots, finding an agent, projecting a professional demeanor with directors, producers and casting agents. In addition, stage and TV professionals will be present to meet the cast and to participate in a Q&A with the students and parents.

"Being able to work on High School Musical Summer Intensive is the type of job one can dream about," says Napper. "Creating the energy, vibe, while staying true to the original is a challenge I feel blessed to be taking," says Napper.

This Summer Intensive is open to students ages 13 and up and is limited to 35 participants. Tuition per student is $1800. Scholarships available.

For more information about the Summer Musical Theater Intensive, please contact Lisa Goldfarb at lgoldfarb@axelrodartscenter.org

Lane Napper is a professional acting and dialogue coach, dance instructor, choreographer, director and actor. He has taught acting workshops all over the United States training children and adults, beginners and advanced students, Broadway to Hollywood with his fun, yet professional acting style and techniques. TV and Hollywood studios (such as Warner Bros., Touchstone, Nickelodeon, CBS, Discovery Channel, Disney and Fox-TV), have hired Lane directly to coach their clients. He has appeared on Nickelodeon's "Victorious" (as guidance counselor Lane Alexander) and "iCarly" (as Ernie, Sam's former Tap teacher). His choreography has been seen on "Game Shakers," "Henry Danger," "Sam and Cat," "Victorious," "iCarly," "Drake and Josh," "Zoey 101," "Suddenly Susan," "Nikki" and many others.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center fosters artistic excellence by showcasing varied and distinct cultural programs that enrich the imaginative, intellectual, and creative soul, while cultivating an appreciation of diverse communities through the pursuit of the arts. For more information, please visit www.axelrodartscenter.com